Need help with spelling of Issac/Isaac

[Rhapsodi]

So DH and I finally have found a boy name (after DH shot down our 2favorites we picked in first tri). But I struggling a little with spelling.

We have chosen Issac for a boy. With the nickname Ike (my DH favorite part).

How do you think we should spell it? I like unique ways but Issac is already spelled so many ways I'm not sure. Not to mention I hate it when asked how to spell my name I don't want to complicate it but, I wonder if Issac is already one of those no one really knows how to spell.

Here are our thoughts:
Issac
Isaac
Isac
Issak
Isaak
Isak
Izak

(Middle name will either be Matthew or Francis)

 

[Mintastic]

Isaac is the most common I believe.

 

[DebbieF]

I would go with Isaac

 

[Boo44]

I've never actually seen it spelled Issac. I'm fairly sure it is spelled Isaac. So if you don't want to complicate things I'd go with that

Issac just looks like a spelling mistake to me

 

[staralfur]

I'm not terribly fond of unique spellings for classic names so I would definitely just stick with Isaac. The double s in Issac might cause some pronunciation confusion.

 

[wannabemomy37]

Isaac is definitely the most common spelling.
If you're going to nickname him Ike then I'd incorporate a K in the spelling though so that it's not completely random (which I've never even heard of Ike as a nickname, let alone for Isaac.)
I'd go for Isaak or even Izak.
I prefer Francis as the middle name

 

[Mintastic]

I was thinking that too actually- I think Isaak is the Russian spelling? It might go better with the nn Ike (which is great BTW!)
But Ike can still be a nn for classic spelling Isaac too. It depends - just know that if you go with Isaak he will have to say "Isaak...with a K" his whole life and even then some may interpret that as "Isaack" and misspell it anyway.

 

[minties]

Thomas's middle name is Isaac and that is the only way I have seen it spelt.

My OH is Mathew with 1 't' and it has never caused him any hassle so I'm not sure about the idea that a slight spelling change does.

 

[redneckhippy]

Isaac is the traditional bibilical spelling of the name, at least in English. I would go with that, or as others have said, it just looks like a spelling erorr. I don't think you need to worry about the K in the nickname. Kids name Zachary go by Zack all the time without confusion.

 

[wannabemomy37]

^^True.

I wouldn't worry about spelling confusion because I have a common name/spelling of Rebecca and you'd be surprised how many people can't spell it correctly!!!

 

[Rhapsodi]

Thanks for the input ladies! I think we will probably do Isaac or Isaak. We found that Ike is a variation of Isaac so I figured it could easily be a nn and DH only agreed to Isaac because of it. His Dad is Mike so it is perfect.
I prefer Isaac Francis too. But family tradition is to use DHs name for a mn, which then it would be Isaac Matthew. I figure it won't matter between the two too much so it's up to him. I know he loves Francis so it's a hard decision for him.

 

[Tasha]

Isaac x

 

[MrsKChicago]

Definitely Isaac. I've never heard any of those others except from people who don't know how to spell it and are just making their best guess. I may have seen it spelled Isaak in other languages, so I wouldn't rule that out if you really strongly prefer it. It's a harder name to spell, though, so I wouldn't make it even harder on him by choosing an alternate spelling.